Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Here is a marker rough I drew on a sheet of 14' x 17" layout paper, probably circa 2002, of a series of pages featuring Jenny from Border Worlds. There doesn't seem to be any clear storyline; rather, these are simply page-design studies. Some scenes evoke material from the original series; others are new moments that fill in some gap in the narrative. No doubt I was pretending to be Ralph McQuarrie (production designer of the original Star Wars), or at least Howard Chaykin. I may have been practicing with markers before attempting other sketches that are a more coherent retelling of the Border Worlds story that I am still developing.

About Don Simpson

Don Simpson is the cartoonist-creator of the comic books Megaton Man™, Border Worlds™, and Bizarre Heroes™. Don also illustrated Al Franken's 2003 bestseller Lies and the Lying Liars who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right. Don has taught workshops in cartooning and figure drawing for a number of years, and earned a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh in History of Art and Architecture in 2013.

Original and commissioned artwork by Don Simpson is available for purchase. Inquiries are welcome.